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Fire Risk Management for Residential Buildings
Prior to our last edition where we discussed the risk assessment of fire in residential buildings, we would identify the most common causes of fire and recommend potential solutions.
Fire tetrahedron is the inhibited chain of reaction that must occur before fire takes place. The existence of oxygen, heat and fuel must be present before fire outburst can occur. In every building, these components are usually present which implies that it is invariable for every building to have a good fire extinguisher installed.
Fire extinguishers are among the items we own that we do not want to
use. These devices end up on the wall or at the corner of the room
gathering dust. This makes other residents doubt if they really need
one but the truth is that we all need one while some of us need more than just one.
In
other to choose an appropriate fire extinguisher,you must first
identify the hazards that are present, you must recognize even trace amounts of each fire classification to determine the proper number
of extinguishers required.
Next, you must determine the size of the
fire extinguisher and establish the quantity of extinguishers needed by
the coverage allowed per Local and National fire codes. Lastly, you must
distribute the portable fire extinguishers per the allowable travel
distance to each fire extinguisher.
information to estimate the risk of loosing individuals, property and environment from identified hazards, the comparison with
targets, and the search for optimal solutions.
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Fire extinguishers play a critical role in protecting the environment by controlling fires at their very early stages. It is dangerous for any building to be without an extinguisher installed in it. More so,.The
availability of accessible and working fire extinguishers assures that
the highest possible percentage of fires will be controlled with the
minimal environmental impact possible. Replacing
the inefficient and carbon-intensive manual extinguisher inspection
methodology with electronically monitored extinguishers will have
significant positive impacts on the environment.
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Intersec Dubai 2016
Intersec is the leading
international meeting platform for the Security & Safety industry. Intersec has been recently awarded "Best Workplace" 2015 by the "Great Place to Work" Institute. Being part of the list (rank 36) for the first
participation is a great success!
For 17 years Intersec has proven to be the no. 1 business platform in
the MENA region and beyond.
The last edition in January 2015 featured 1,234 exhibitors and welcomed more than 27,303 visitors from 118 countries which made it the largest Intersec of all times.
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Dates: January 17 - 19, 2016 (Sunday – Tuesday)
Time: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm (Daily)
Venue: Halls 1 - 7, Trade Centre Arena and Sheikh Saeed Halls 1 - 3,
Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre
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Health Safety Environment
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- Electrical and Heating Malfunctions –Worn electrical cords and faulty wiring are also a major cause of commercial fires.
- Smoking - Even in a smoke-free building, you can't
watch what your employees do all the time. It only takes one cigarette
to start a fire.
- Improper Storage - Most fires in storage properties are
not in warehouses but are in garages, barns, silos, and small
outbuildings. Many fires are started when flammable materials are stored
too close to a heat source.
- Cooking - Kitchen fires in restaurants are the most
common source of fire in non-residential buildings, often because the
grease traps, hood suppression system, and exhaust vents for commercial
stoves, broilers, and deep fat fryers are not properly cleaned and
maintained.
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